Good to see @ethicsandintegrity.bsky.social officially begin its important work today although serious gaps remain. The EIC will be crucial if the UK is to make progress in driving up standards in public life and reversing the public’s scathing opinion of our politics, which is at record lows. A 🧵:

📺 Fantastic to see @spotlightcorruption.org’s research included in the brilliant ITV documentary ‘The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money’, which was screened on Sunday night. Here’s @suehawley.bsky.social explaining how much of the PPE sourced from the VIP Lane turned out to be unusable.

The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money review – a devastating picture of the biggest spending scandal ever

💥 Why money in politics puts our democracy at risk and how to fix it 🔧 👇 Catch up with our executive director @suehawley.bsky.social’s appearance before Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy discussing foreign interference, dodgy donations and crypto risks.

📢 Spotlight has joined colleagues from @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org in calling for the Prime Minister to take action to safeguard the future independence of the Independent Adviser:

🎉 We’re delighted to announce that @timpicton.bsky.social has joined Spotlight as our new Senior Advocacy Advisor! 🙋‍♂️ He will be growing our relationships and networks with parliamentarians, policy makers and external partners. Do get in touch with Tim if you would like to find out more.

❓Is the newly announced Ethics and Integrity Commission going to ‘stop the rot’ as the government has promised? We’re not so sure. Great piece by the Constitution Society raising the right questions about whether the govt needs to go further to fulfil its promise of ‘restoring trust in politics’.

💷 Have you got a flair for raising money for great causes? 🙋 Keen to play a pivotal role in the fight against #corruption? 🫵 You might be the person we need! We’re looking for a top fundraiser to join the friendly @spotlightcorruption.org team. Apply below 👇. Deadline: 31 August.

⏱️ Less than one week to go to apply for the role of Head of Finance and Operations at @spotlightcorruption.org! 🔍 We are looking for a highly numerate, super efficient and enthusiastic person with excellent budgeting skills. 👇 See job description below and apply at CharityJob before Sunday night.

Very pleased to have joined @spotlightcorruption.org this week as the senior policy and campaign lead for their Defending Democracy programme!

🚨 Important intervention from the Committee on Standards in Public Life that they – like us and many others – are not happy with the government keeping the power to set the @electoralcommission.org.uk’s overall strategy.